Sampler of granular material



July 10, 1945. D. A. PlZZlRANl ET AL- 2,379,921

SAMPLER 0F GRANULAR MATERIAL Filed May 50, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inva nfars, E M. GOUL b D. A. FIZZ/RAN! $.Z. AVEDIKMN Alla/nay July 10, 1945. D. A. PIZZIRANI ET AL SAMPLER OF GRANULAR MATERIAL Filed May 30, -1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 S.Z.AVED/KIAN Attorney Patented July 10, 1945 asiaezi SAMPLER. F GRANULAR,MATERIAL Q Dominick A; Piziirani and F ran klimMlGould, I UnitedStates Army, and Souren ZJAvedikitrn,

- New York, N. Y.

Application my so, 1942, samnaiiazar. 1 r B'Claims. (ems- 12i) (Granted under the act of March 3,:1883, as

amended April 30,,1928;,370 0. G. 3757),

The invention described herein may be manu factured and used by or for the Government for governmental purposes, without the payment to us of any royalty thereon.

This invention, relates to a, methodfof and apparatus for samplin soda lime.

A broad aim of the invention is to improve over the commonly referred to thieff method now generally employed in'extracting samples,

of soda lime.

The procedure usually involved in this .thieff method of obtaining test samples consists of inserting a' sampling device into the soda lime contents, of a shipping drum sothat upon withdrawal thereof a representative portion is taken from the drum for test purposes, analysis, etc.

Such method has however proved unsatisfactory since, as has been found to be the case, whether a, sample from a single drum" or, samples are:

taken from several drums and mixed together, the sample'is not a faithful and averagesample of the whole production run because the soda lime inione drum may vary considerably in proportion of sieve size, etc., relative to the soda lime in a second drum of the same production run.

the mechanical sampling device, and the need of an inspector being in attendance for the entire period of timerequiredto complete apro- Formation of fines'result ing from the use of,

duction run, are other factors which militate against the method of sampling alluded to in the preceding paragraph. i

The method and apparatus contemplated this invention comprehends the subdividing of a quantity of the soda ,lime'so as to secure, for example, two-twelfths of thequantity; then the subdividing of said two-twelfths so as to secure one-twelfth thereof; and, finally, subdividing said one-twelfth so as to securea one-twelfth thereof in a sampling safetobe saved for pur poses of analysis.

Th apparatus involved in this invention 'is 'of a capacity suflicient to take care of awcomplete daysrun of soda lime; permits the continuous receiving and storing of ,samples of the run; and

is so equipped that the apparatus may be locked or otherwise so secured as to prevent tamper- 7 ing' and the practice, of fraud in-obtaining such samples. I 7

The invention and the manner in which the above and other objects thereof are attairied will be best understoodfrom a study of the, fol-j lovving detailed description, made' in conjuncon I th which- Figure 1 is a somewhat diagramaticyiew of the invention, with certain parts, of theappa broken away and shown in section;

ratus shown' in elevation, and theotherparts Figure2 is a top plan View of a hopper anda sg 1 Figure 3 is a perspectiveview' of tw'o com,

panion chutes of a Title;

Figureyel is a perspective,view ,,of 'twoQ inter-f mediatechutes formingpart of-the first riffle; Figure5 is a topplan view'lof a second riflle and associatedsprader;

baffle-equipped end of a discharge chute;

'Figure 7 isa side elevational view of "a sample safe, with parts broken away and shown inseo-Qj tion; and; H p Figure 8 is a fragmentary perspective the inlet and of a discharge chute.

The important consideration oft his in en j tion is to obtain samples of an amount lproporsamples" that days run;

be explained that a daily production period, in

capacity,

duction period.

In accordance with this invention the,

are suitably identified, as by being consecutively numbered or as might be found desirable or preferable for readilyjuas sociating the several drums with the respective production runs. For example, drumsnumbered oney(1) to six (6) contain the soda lime of the first production run, while drums numbered seven (7) to twelve,(12), bothinclusive, wouldcontain the soda lime of the secondproduction run, and drums thirteen (13) to eighteen [(18) would contain the sodalime of f the third and final production run of thedaily production period.

The sample safe 29,, hereinafter more fully referred to, isof such acapacity that itWilll accommodate samples of equal quantity and cor respondin in number, to the numberof produc-. tion runs in a daily production period, in the present instance, three. Also the samples are; 'suitablyisolated andidentifiable within the safe T: oFFICE" accompanying drawings;, in

.Figure fi is a fragmentary detailed view of tionalto t e ity Of soda lime Qpns pitut mg each I production "run, and consequent 1 Wil1be representative of an entir In connection with the above statement it may terms of production runs, consists of three such runs. Each production run usually comprises, six drums, each of which is of a predetermined i Thus eighteen drums constitute, in i the example herein given, a complete daily fproso as to insure accuracy and facilitate the rejecting of any production run or batch. Also, and as will presently appear, the safe is tamperproof, thus dispensing with the need of an inspector being in attendance at all times.

The samples .reerred,.to above are delivereddirectly tb'i'the esampleaisafe from athe samplin'gg. apparatus. The batch of soda lime from which a sample is to be taken is fed to the hopper The material passes "o'f"rifl1e 26 pass through neck 22 into the auxilof the sampling apparatus. into hopper 5 through a funnelai 6.1- thati-rests on a seat I provided at the upper. end. of the. hopper. The lower end of'the .1hopper is'dis= posed to discharge into a filling drum 8'placed therebeneath; the drum being one of a series for isolating the compartments and contents of six constituting one completeproduction run as hereinbefore explained.

The discharge neck 9 of funnel 6 has fitted and suitably secured therein aerifilz indicatede.

the contents of said fractioning chute-to the aforementioned sample safe 29.

To insure distribution of that division of the soda lime batch entering hopper 2| over the 5 riflie 26, the end of chute within the mentioned. vhopper... is... flared and has disposed and advantageously arranged .therein baffles 30, as best illustrated in Figure 6. -The divisions of soda lime passing through the other chutes 21 iary diiumzafliassindicated by the arrows 3|.

Sample safe 2 9 is divided into, in the present instance;.three-;sampl compartments 32, 33, and 34; fortwh'ichis'lidscfi, 36, and 31 are provided thereof." 'Each 'o'fi the slides works in tracks providedv. therefor within the safe and are readily op'erablffom one side of the safe as shown.

. Any 'suitableeprovision may be made for segenerally by the reference numeralTIflJ Rifli -lfl zo curin'g atheccontents of the safe against being is composed of a battery of fractioning chutes. llandIZ. The chutes I I are divided into two series of five each, separated by twointermediatchutes I2 as shown .clearlyvin Figure 2. Alternate chutes II face toward one side of hopper fiandintermediate chutes I I face toward a .rela-. tive opposite side of hopper Stodischarge the contests thereof through the hopper as indicated bythearrows a and into the drum' 8. The two intermediate chutes I2 :are open at the bottoms thereof to discharge their contents, as indicated by.arrows b, onto a spreader I 3'to be directed by the latter into the several fractioning chutes of a secondrifiie I4,Ias.indicated byv arrows I5.

Suitably mounted within hopper 5 and spaced fromthe walls of the latter is a tubular. column I6? The column i6 is in alignment with the discharge neck 9 of funnel Sand is open at'its upper and lower ends, with the bottoms of fracti'oning chutes I2 extending into the column through the top of the column.

Riflie Mand associatedspreader or'bafile I3 arepositioned wholly Within the column I6." Lilieto riflle I0, rifile i4 is composed of, in the present instance, twelve fractioning, chutes I1,

andalternate chutes face in opposite directions.

All of the chutes I1, with the exception of one, discharge intothe column I6 so that the contents thereof, as indicated by arrows. I8 pass from the column to discharge with the'contents of fchute's II fromhopper 5 into drum 8 as indicated by. arrows I9.

" The exceptedfractioning chute I! has extende mg therefrom a discharge chute 2U. Chute 20. projects through an opening. provided therefor iii'ithe' wall of hopper .5 to. terminate within a. smaller-i1 hopper 2| that is suitablyprovided withv an'opening in the wall thereof to accommodate. saidichute. Thus the contents of thefractioning. chute II herein referredto is carried off by chiite'ZO .tohopper II where final subdivision. is .made;

'Hopper 2| has depending. therefrom a. dis: charge neck 22 disposed so as to discharge. into an'fauxiliary drum 23.. The hopper is also providedt'with a'door 24'that is normally locked by suitable lock mean'sgito prevent unauthorized. access to the interior of hopper 2I.

:l'fitted Within the discharge neck 22of hopper 2I"is .a riflie indicated generally. by the nu? mera'l26. riflle" I4'and like to .the latter, vone of the. fracti'oning chutes "21 of'riflle 26"has leading there.-.

Rifiie 26' approximates in structure,

tampered with, and to this end safe29 is providd'with' a CoVerorlidIiiBQthat is lockedin position through (the medium of vertical bails 39 rising from opposed Walls/ of the safe and .25. projecting.v through slots in'lid 38; a hold-"down 34 The lid 38"'isfurther ch'aracterize'dh'y aicene.

trally. positioned, upstanding, neck 42"th'at receives the outletfend offch'ute28 as indicated in Figure liso that the. sample passes directly from thech'ute' 28,.jinto the proper compartment 1 of 1 35.th'e sample'safe.

In'obtaining sampls'offthe several batches of soda. lime. constituting a days production run,

each: batch is individually, passed through the apparatus.

remaining two-twelfths pass through fraca dividingprocessLbythe rifile I'L'. is ap- 45 parent, rifiie I1 extracts approximately onetwelfth' of th'e'soda lime diverted thereto, and this extracted division. is carried off by chute 20"to'hopper"'2I. The'soda lime fed 'to hopper 2i is'subjected'byirifli 261t0'a' dividing process. as" a result" of which approximately: eleventwelfths ofiFsuch" division'pf soda lime, as'indicatedbythe arrowsxfl, pass into the auxiliary,

drum"23 and the remaining one-twelfth is con veyed by, chute 28 to the sample compartment provided"irrthesample safe 29.

obviously'as a sample from each of the successive batches constitutin'gthe daily production run fillsits compartm'entwithinsafe 29, the attendantmoves the closure slide for that compartment .inward'of'th'e safe to isolate that'sample fromthe sample of" the -'-next succeeding soda" lime batch: At the compltiorrof any production run or batch;

the soda lime accumulating in auxiliary-(immis- Jan-run;- At the end of; 'the*'dai-ly production period thaathreei samplecompartments 0f safe 29 are filled-",2 afiter '-*which" the =safe m'ay we removed" andalusedifor safelyistoring the extracted-samples fontiuture analysis. L 1 1 means zironispreadingethewsoda .lime it is dischargeelzonto .a riifle maybe ias found .most .prac-r.

W I I V ticable... In.factemanyamodifications:andvvariaefrom a; disch e chutev 28 that :serves. to .direct {75.fitions ini-structuretand specific,mode of operatiom.

7 Approximately ten-"twelfth's of the" 4 0 batchare'directedby 'fractioning chutesfiII of the first'rifii'e IOto the filling drum 8, while the In.:actual: E-pl'aiCtiCer-hOppBIS 1 .5 rand; 2i: may be supported in any suitable manner and therbaflie:

may be made, and it is accordingly understood that the invention is not limited to that which has been illustrated and described herein by way of example, but is to be considered as embracing all forms of apparatus and variants of method falling within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is: 1. An apparatus for securing a sample of material for the purpose specified embodying means for directing a continuous "stream of the material toward a receptacle 'for receiving such material,

said means being in the form of a hopper open at its top and bottom, and a vertical column axially positioned in the hopper and spaced from the peripheral wall of the hopper, a riffie disposed within the hopper above and in alignment with A certain of which discharge into the space between the Walls of the hopper and column on both sides 7 of the column and other of which divert fractionsof the material to the second chute, and the second rifile having fractioning chutes certain of which direct sub-divisions of the material fractionized:by the second rifile through the column and other of which havea discharge chute leading therefrom and terminating exteriorly of the hopper to divert a fraction of the material subdivided by the second riffie to a point remote from the hopper, and means at the free end of said discharge chute for securing a sample of material discharging from the chute.

2. An apparatus forsecuring a sample of material for the purpose described and comprising, a hopper for directing the material in a continuous stream into a filling drum, a riflle having a.

plurality of fractioning chutes for initially dividing the material-entering the hopper into a number of equal parts and mounted within the upper end of the hopper, a second rifilemounted below the first rifiie to receive a fractionof the material from the first rifiie and having a plurality of fractioning chutes equalling in number the num ber of fractioning chutes of the first riffie for subdividing the fraction of the material received from the first rifile, a second hopper having a discharge neck, means. leadin fromthe second rifile to the second hopper for gravitationally feeding a subdivision of the material fractionized by the second rifiie to saidsecond hopper, a riifie in the discharge neck of the second hopper and having a,

plurality of fractioning chutes equalling in number the chutes in the first riffle for fractionizing the material fed to the second hopper and. diverting some of the'material so iractionized to a receptacle and other of such fractionized material toa sample safe; and each ofthe first and second rifiles having certain of its fractioning chutes discharging into the first hopper. l

3. In a sampling apparatus of the characterand for the purpose described, a hopper open at its top and bottom, a column centrally and vertical-, 13' disposed in said hopper, a funnel mounted at the top of the hopper, a riflle having a plurality of fraction'ing chutes mounted in the bottom of the funnel and in alignment with the column,

certain of said chutes jacing to dischar'ge into the space between the walls of the hopper and column on both sides of said column, and other of the chutes facin to discharge into said column, and a riffle having a plurality of fractioning chutes mounted in the column, certain of the 

